Kumbakonam Municipal Corporation
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| leader1_type = Mayor
| leader1 =K. Saravanan
| leader2_type = Deputy Mayor
| leader2 =S. P. Tamizhazhagan
| leader3_type = Municipal Commissioner
| leader3 =M. Senthil Murugan
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| website = {{URL|www.tnurbantree.tn.gov.in/kumbakonam/}}
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Kumbakonam City Municipal Corporation is the civic body governing city of Kumbakonam in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Municipal Corporation mechanism in India was introduced during British Rule with formation of municipal corporation in Madras (Chennai) in 1688, later followed by municipal corporations in Bombay (Mumbai) and Calcutta (Kolkata) by 1762.{{cite news |last1=Gupta |first1=Anupam |title=City Mayors: Indian Mayors |url=http://www.citymayors.com/mayors/indian-mayors.html |access-date=29 October 2021 |publisher=citymayors.com}} Kumbakonam City Municipal Corporation is headed by Mayor of city and governed by Commissioner.
History and administration
Kumbakonam City Municipal Corporation in Thanjavur district{{cite news |title=Central region hails expansion plan for Trichy, Thanjavur corpns {{!}} Trichy News - Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/trichy/central-region-hails-expansion-plan-for-trichy-thanjavur-corpns/articleshow/85607050.cms |access-date=4 December 2021 |publisher=The Times of India |date=25 August 2021 |language=en}} was formed on 20 December 2021 and is the 21st municipal corporation of Tamil Nadu.{{cite news |title=Government of Tamil Nadu Gazette ordinance|url=https://prsindia.org/files/bills_acts/acts_states/tamil-nadu/2022/Act%20No.%206%20of%202022%20Tamil%20Nadu.pdf|access-date=20 December 2021 |publisher=PRS India |date=21 January 2022 |language=en-IN}}{{cite news |last1=Shanmughasundaram |first1=J |title=Tambaram, Kancheepuram and four other municipalities to be corporations {{!}} Chennai News - Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/tambaram-kancheepuram-to-be-among-six-new-corporations-in-tamil-nadu/articleshow/85594405.cms |access-date=4 December 2021 |publisher=The Times of India |date=24 August 2021 |language=en}}{{cite news |title=Tambaram, Kancheepuram to become Municipal Corporations |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/tambaram-kancheepuram-to-become-municipal-corporations/article36077265.ece |access-date=4 December 2021 |publisher=The Hindu |date=24 August 2021 |language=en-IN}} Kumbakonam City Municipal Corporation will include Darasuram town panchayat and 13 panchayats adjacent to the place.{{cite news |title=GO issued for new Corporation formation in Kumbakonam |url=https://www.dtnext.in/News/TamilNadu/2021/10/16013351/1323808/GO-issued-for-new-Corporation-formation-in-Kumbakonam.vpf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211204024738/https://www.dtnext.in/News/TamilNadu/2021/10/16013351/1323808/GO-issued-for-new-Corporation-formation-in-Kumbakonam.vpf |url-status=dead |archive-date=4 December 2021 |access-date=4 December 2021 |publisher=dtNext.in |date=16 October 2021 |language=en}}{{cite news |title=Ahead of polls to urban local bodies, TN to have six more corporations, 28 new municipalities |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2021/aug/24/ahead-of-polls-to-urban-local-bodies-tn-to-have-six-more-corporations-28-new-municipalities-2349214.html |access-date=4 December 2021 |publisher=The New Indian Express |date=24 August 2021}} The place is driven spiritually through many important temples.{{cite news |title=Kerala robot to clean up: Kerala robot to clean up Tamil Nadu temple town {{!}} Thiruvananthapuram News - Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/thiruvananthapuram/kerala-robot-to-clean-up-tamil-nadu-temple-town/articleshow/65214368.cms |access-date=4 December 2021 |publisher=The Times of India |date=31 July 2018 |language=en}}
Kumbakonam City Municipal Corporation has a Commissioner, a Mayor, a Council, a Standing Committee, and a Wards Committee for facilitating various works.
Factors driving Kumbakonam City Municipal Corporation
Kumbakonam City Municipal Corporation is driven by following factors:{{cite news |title=Tamil Nadu: Corporation status for Tambaram, five more municipalities {{!}} Chennai News - Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/corporation-status-for-tambaram-five-more-municipalities/articleshow/85605899.cms |access-date=4 December 2021 |publisher=The Times of India |date=25 August 2021 |language=en}}{{cite news |last1=Renganathan |first1=L. |title=Kumbakonam Municipality turns 150 |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/kumbakonam-municipality-turns-150/article8242630.ece |access-date=4 December 2021 |publisher=The Hindu |date=16 February 2016 |language=en-IN}}
- Population Growth.
- Increase in annual Income.
- Improvement of Roads.
- Providing drinking water.
- Improving landscape.
- Improving employment opportunities.{{cite news |title=TN govt set to implement urban employment scheme |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/chennai/tn-govt-urban-employment-scheme-7572428/ |access-date=2 December 2021 |publisher=The Indian Express |date=15 October 2021 |language=en}}
- Improving relations between police and public.
- Waste management.{{cite news |last1=Renganathan |first1=L. |title=Kumbakonam Municipality adopts bio mining, reclaims garbage dump |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/kumbakonam-municipality-adopts-bio-mining-reclaims-garbage-dump/article8477773.ece |access-date=4 December 2021 |publisher=The Hindu |date=15 April 2016 |language=en-IN}}
- Arranging facilities during natural calamities.
- Establishing industrial units.
- Providing sewage connection.
- [https://www.genrobotics.com/ProductPages/bandicoot Clean Sanitation].{{cite news |last1=Karthik |first1=Deepak |title=First in TN: Kumbakonam gets Bandicoot, a semi-automatic robot to clean manholes {{!}} Chennai News - Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/first-in-tn-kumbakonam-gets-bandicoot-a-semi-automatic-robot-to-clean-manholes/articleshow/65090780.cms |access-date=4 December 2021 |publisher=The Times of India |date=22 July 2018 |language=en}}{{cite news |title=Robotic scavenger ‘Bandicoot’ would soon be cleaning sewers – Find out more about this product of a Kerala-based start-up |url=https://www.financialexpress.com/industry/technology/robotic-scavenger-bandicoot-would-soon-be-cleaning-sewers-find-out-more-about-this-product-of-a-kerala-based-start-up/1264891/ |access-date=4 December 2021 |publisher=The Financial Express |date=31 July 2018}}{{cite news |last1=Asokan |first1=Mamtha |title=‘Bandicoot’ to put an end to manual scavenging by cleaning sewers {{!}} Chennai News - Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/bandicoot-to-put-an-end-to-manual-scavenging-by-cleaning-sewers/articleshow/70221253.cms |access-date=4 December 2021 |publisher=The Times of India |date=15 July 2019 |language=en}}
Kumbakonam City Municipal Corporation local body polls
See also
References
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External links
- [https://www.kumbakonamonline.in/city-guide/administration-in-kumbakonam official website]
{{Municipalities of Tamil Nadu}}
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